Top 10 Centers in 5 Years?

[Bertuzzzi44]

Prediction: With the likes of Crosby, Malkin, Bergeron, Kopitar, Thornton, Toews, Backstrom, Getzlaf at or past their prime. Who will be the top 10 centres in the NHL in 5 years time?

McDavid, Mackinnon, Matthews, J. Hughes, E. Pettersson, Barkov, Eichel, Scheifele, Monahan, Draisaitl, Barzal, B. Point, N. Hischier, N. Patrick, P. Dupois, J. kotkaniemi, etc.

Who are your top 10 centers in 5 years?

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[MrThomas]

Very good and interesting idea!

1. McDvid
2. Barkov
3. Mackinnon
4. Barzal
5. Scheifele
6. A. Lefreniere
7. J. Hughes
8. E. Pettersson
9. Mathews
10. Eichel

 

[DRW204]

5 years is a lot of time, but i'll take a crack... not gonna try with the prospecting players tho (ie: Hughes)

McDavid
Matthews/Mackinnon
Barzal
Barkov
Eichel
Point
Scheifele
Couturier
Seguin

HM: Hischier, Trochek, Drai, Aho (if he transitions)

 

[Kevs Security]

Isn't Lafreniere LW?

McDavid
Eichel
Hughes
Matthews
MacKinnon

Don'r rule out the "old" guns. Stamkos, Tavares etc.

 

[Evergreen]

I'll just stick to guys already in the league, although it's probably someone not yet drafted will enter the fray within the next 5 years.

1. McDavid
2. Matthews
3. MacKinnon
4. Barkov
5. Barzal
6. Eichel
7. Scheifele
8. Hischier
9. Couturier
10. Monahan

 

[Scooooooooooooot]

1. McDavid
2. Matthews
3. Barkov
4. Eichel
5. Hughes
6. Mackinnon
7. Barzal
8. Hischier
9. Monahan
10. Draisaitl

 

[Erndog]

Guys in the league.

1. McDavid
2. Matthews
3. Mackinnon
4. Barkov
5. Scheifele
6. Barzal
7. Petterson
8. Eichel
9. Point
10. Hishier/Monahan

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Isn't Lafreniere LW?

McDavid
Eichel
Hughes
Matthews
MacKinnon

Don'r rule out the "old" guns. Stamkos, Tavares etc.

Yes you’re right, thought he was a C but is LW.

 

[BAM]

1. McDavid
2. Matthews
3. Mackinnon
4. Barkov
5. Barzal
6. Eichel
7. Scheifele
8. Hughes
9. Hischier
10. Pettersson

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

McDavid
Hughes
Mackinnon/Barkov
Matthews
Pettersson
Eichel
Hischier
Barzal
Kotkaniemi

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

1. Mcdavid
2. Matthews
3. Barkov
4. Mackinon
5. Scheifele
6. Eichel
7. Barzal
8. Point
9. Aho
10. Hischier

I haven't seen enough of the non prospects /nhl rookies to comfortably rank them.

 

[Pancakes]

Joe Thornton was 4th in scoring as a 36 year old so I wouldn't be shocked to see Crosby and/or Malkin still in the top 10 by then.

 

[Dishface]

1. McDavid
2. Matthews
3. MacKinnon
4. Eichel
5. Aho
6. Barkov
7. Pettersson
8. Scheifele
9. Hischier
10. Point

Aho is a C now, he should be in everyone's top 10.

 

[Plural]

I honestly believe Sid will still be top-5C in five years.

 

[Snippit]

I’m not ready to rule out Crosby.

 

[bluedevil58]

1. Aho.
2. Doesn't matter because they ain't a Cane.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

McDavid
Barkov
MacKinnon
Matthews
Eichel
Pettersson
Kotkaniemi
Aho
Scheifele
Crosby

 

[93gilmour93]

McDavid
Matthews
Mackinoon
Barkov
Scheifele
Eichel
Hughes
Petterson
Crosby
Tavares

 

[WetcoastOrca]

McDavid
MacKinnon
Barzal
Barkov/Matthews
Eichel
Pettersson
Hughes
Schiefle
Hischier

Really tough to rank the guys who haven’t been drafted. I’m guessing of draft pick after Hughes could be in the mix. I couldn’t decide between Matthews and Barkov as they both have different strengths and are great centers.

 

[Lays]

1. Chytil
2. Andersson
3. McDavid

 

[Canadienna]

McDavid
Matthews
Barkov
MacKinnon
Kuznetsov
Eichel
Scheifele
Hughes
Barzal
Pettersson


HM: Crosby, Hischier, Keller, Kotkaniemi, Point, Seguin, Couturier, Trochek

 

[Kuz]

Kuznetsov deserves a mention. He is still only 26.

 

[alicia]

McDavid
Matthews
Pettersson
Eichel
Aho
Barzal
Hischier
Horvat
Scheifele
Barkov

 

[Fire Benning]

Crosby is going to be 36 in 5 years, wouldn't be surprised if he's still in the top 10 by that point tbh.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

People don't think a guy like Crosby can still be a Top 10 center in 5 years time? Were guys like Sakic, Yzerman, Sundin, Thornton, etc. no longer Top 10 centers when they were 35/36 years old?